How to resolve AdBlock issue? Letters to the Editor July 10
Misleading ‘thumbs’ about CMWD report
KELLEY DYER, Ojai
Regarding the July 3 “Thumbs Down” reference to the Casitas Municipal Water District Water Quality Report:
The Casitas Municipal Water District 2020 Water Quality Report (2019 data) for the Ojai Water
System is accurate and contains the most recent water-quality monitoring data that is submitted
to the state every year as part of a drinking water permit.
Letters to the Editor July 3
Questionable logic about tree plan
JAN SCOW, Ojai
Re: your June 19 article, “Pine Mountain tree removal plan debated” :
I’m not sure how many Ojai folks have been up to the Pine Mountain area north of Ojai. I hadn’t been but when I read the article in the June 19 article, it piqued my interest since I work with trees and understand some of the issues discussed. After spending most of a day exploring the area, I would like offer some comments.
Letters to the Editor June 26
Ojai can be proud of its native forest
JAN SCOW, Ojai
Tongue in cheek sarcasm aside, there were some interesting questions raised by Linda Thomas in her May 29 letter to the editor (“Why chop down all those trees?”). There is a certain tension in the environmental community between, at one extreme, those who would “save all trees at any cost,” and those who believe that “only native trees should remain” in natural areas. And then there are those of us in the middle, who are torn between those two important considerations. As a one-time staff member of the California Native Plant Society and a decades-long supporter, I fully understand the logic behind removing non-native trees in natural areas, especially in riparian areas.
Letters to the Editor June 19
Thank you
TYLER VONDRISKA, Ojai
Thank you for publishing an article about my fruit pantry project. This project has been meaningful to me – it has kept me busy and it feels good to make a difference. The amount of need in our community has been tough to see, though. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has helped me in so many ways – offering their fruit, connecting me with people who have fruit to share, telling me who needs a delivery, and generally encouraging me. It is because of them that I’ve been able so far to deliver to 56 porches, and made 21 drop-offs at local pantries like Help of Ojai, the Ojai Family Shelter, the Food Share Pantry, and various neighborhood pantries.
Letters to the Editor June 12: Protests
Ojai Valley News photo by Holly Roberts
“Black Lives Matter” words in chalk on the sidewalk under the Libbey Park Pergola this week.
Citizen reflects
SHARON BUSHMAN, Ojai
We have asked our police/Ventura County Sheriff’s Office to be social workers, resolve domestic issues, enforce traffic rules, catch drug dealers with high-powered guns, thieves who will run and try to hide, hijacker chases, and mental-health professionals. They are the ones who are first on the lines when there is danger to citizens, not knowing who or what they will encounter. And they must participate in new training all the time. Each one wants to return alive and well to their family every night.
Letters to the Editor June 12: Active Transportation Program
Don’t see benefits from reducing lanes
MARILYN SMITH, Ojai
Re: your June 5 editorial, “Vision for transportation equity,” about the Active Transportation Project:
I am struck by the phrase "… with more students riding their bikes.." to Nordhoff High School. I don't know how many students would ride bikes from Creek Road, Mira Monte, Skyline, East End, or Upper Ojai. Nordhoff is adjacent to only one neighborhood to the east and backs up to another neighborhood to the west. Is this enough to warrant a change on a highway from four lanes to two? Before a change occurs, perhaps NHS students and families should be surveyed.
Letters to the Editor June 5
Terrible traffic
JACKIE LYN CLARK, Ojai
On a recent Sunday, an elderly couple were crossing at Coffee Roaster's and had to rush to the curb when a driver of a golf cart leaving Chevron crossed in front of the stopped traffic.
I saw the entire situation unfold.
Letters to the Editor May 29
Online learning pioneers share tips
SARA REITER, Ojai
In an effort to help their home-bound peers during the COVID-19 school shutdown, students from Laurel Springs School, an early pioneer of online learning, have compiled their tips for learning remotely. These students, many of whom have been learning online for years, have figured out how to eliminate the distractions and maximize the learning and fun.
Letters to the Editor May 22
26 minutes of falsehood
DAVE CLARK, Ojai
Re: your May 15 article, “Ojai filmmaker’s ‘Plandemic’ video goes viral”:
It is a shame, that for all the things the Ojai Valley is known for, we now add to the list the film “Plandemic,” 26 minutes of falsehoods and illogical conflation — a decidedly negative addition, made right here in Ojai.
Letters to the Editor May 1
Relax the lockdown
ANGELO SPANDRIO, Ojai
We have been on COVID-19 lockdown in Ventura County for more than four weeks, which is much longer than the published incubation period, two to 14 days, of COVID-19. Why then do we continue to have new cases erupt every day, even though we've been locked down for four weeks? After the first two weeks of lockdown, COVID-19 should have run its course within the lockdown population. There have been on average almost 15 new cases appear in Ventura County every day between April 2 and April 16 and that rate is not slowing down.
OVN OPINION page, Letters to the editor about Nordhoff schedule change
If students are unable to sign up for the classes they need, due to the school district changing the class schedule from seven periods to six for the 2020-21 school year, affecting 10th- through 12th-graders, they need to get this form from the Nordhoff school office, fill it out and turn it in at the school office. The school board will then be able to assess the benefits or drawbacks of the schedule change, based on how many students may need more classes to achieve their academic goals and participate in extracurricular activities. If the form is needed in Spanish, a Spanish-language form should be requested. For more information, call Nordhoff High School at 805-640-4343.
How do we
move forward?
JIM JOHNSON, Ojai
I have spoken out about this a lot and wanted to follow up on the concerns I’ve expressed regarding the sixth-period changes and the way this was handled at Nordhoff High School.
I want to thank the school board and administrators for their time and attention Wednesday night. I also want to thank all the parents who showed up and spoke. When it comes to our kids, our teachers and our community, we become very passionate. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
I still strongly believe this was not handled properly and that the issues that have arisen are because it wasn't handled properly. These parents and students are rightfully upset. Had this been properly planned out and placed before the board, subcommittees could have been formed, questions could have been answered, the parents and students could have been included.
That being said ...